“The engineer managed to erase 13 seconds of the take. We thought our lives were over.” Jim Peterik reveals the surprising story behind “Vehicle,” the Ides of March hit that broke records on its way to the top

Written by the future “Eye of the Tiger” composer, the 1970 smash became the fastest-breaking single in Warner Bros. history — even though the band thought it was a throwaway.

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